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Old U.S.S. Cabot CVL-28 United States Navy Ship Stationary Sailor Letter
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Old U.S.S. Cabot CVL-28 United States Navy Ship Stationary Sailor Letter
U.S.S. Cabot   CVL-28   United States   Naval   Navy   Military   Ship   Aircraft   Carrier   World War II   WWII   War   Stationary   Sailor   Letter
The picture shows a view of this Old U.S.S. Cabot CVL-28 United States Navy Ship Stationary Sailor Letter. The letter is not dated but it is old. There is writing on both sides. The letter talks about the ship changing homeport from Quanset Point, Rhode Island to Pensacola Florida. Judging by the History below it may be from the late 1940s or early 1950s. The stationary has a nice image of the ship with planes on deck. Below the image it is marked ''U.S.S. CABOT CVL-28''. Unfortunately the letter is not a very pleasant one to the Sailor's wife about their last visit together. It measures about 7'' x 10-1/2''. It is in excellent condition with folds from mailing. There is no envelope included. Below here is some Historic reference information found on the U.S.S. Cabot CVL-28:

History of the USS Cabot

Cabot was originally to be CV-16, an Essex class fleet carrier. During 1942, as the final work on the new carrier was being completed at Fore River Shipyard in Massachusetts, word was received that the original carrier named Lexington (CV-2), had been sunk by the Japanese in the Battle of the Coral Sea. A campaign was launched to change the name of the new carrier to Lexington, a historic town in Massachusetts.

The second Cabot (CVL-28) was laid down as Wilmington (CL-79), redesignated CV-28 on 2 June 1942, renamed Cabot 23 June 1942, converted while building, and launched 4 April 1943 by New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J.; sponsored by Mrs. A. C. Read; reclassified CVL-28 on 15 July 1943; and commissioned 24 July 1943, Captain M. F. Shoeffel in command.

Cabot sailed from Quonset Point, R.I., 8 November 1943 for Pearl Harbor, where she arrived 2 December. Clearing for Majuro 15 January 1944, she joined TF 58 to begin the consistently high quality of war service which was to win her a Presidentia l Unit Citation. From 4 February to 4 March 1944 she launched her planes in strikes on Roi, Namur, and the island stronghold of Truk, aiding in the neutralization of these Japanese bases as her part in the invasion of the Marshalls.

Cabot returned to Pearl Harbor for a brief repair period, but was back in action from Majuro for the pounding raids on the Palaus, Yap, Ulithi, and Woleai at the close of March 1944. She sailed to provide valuable air cover for the Hollandia ope ration from 22 to 25 April, and 4 days later began to hurl her air power at Truk, Satawan, and Ponape. She cleared Majuro again 6 June for the preinvasion air strikes in the Marianas, and on 19 and 20 June launched sorties in the key Battle of the Philippine Sea, the famous ''Marianas Turkey Shoot,'' which hopelessly crippled Japanese naval aviation. Cabot's air units pounded Japanese bases on Iwo Jima, Pagan, Rota, Guam, Yap and Ulithi as the carrier continued her support of the Marianas operation until 9 August.

Preinvasion strikes in the Palaus in September 1944 along with air attacks on Mindanao, the Visayas, and Luzon paved the way for the long- awaited return to the Philippines. On 6 October Cabot sailed from Ulithi for raids on Okinawa, and to provide air cover for her task group during the heavy enemy attacks off Formosa on 12 and 13 October. Cabot joined the group which screened ''Cripple Division 1,'' the cruisers Canberra (CA-70) and Houston (CL-81) which had been torpedoed off Formosa, to the safety of the Carolines, then rejoined her group for continued air strikes on then Visayas, and the Battle for Leyte Gulf on 25 and 26 October.

Cabot remained on patrol off Luzon, conducting strikes in support of operations ashore, and repelling desperate suicide attacks. On 25 November a particularly vicious one occurred. Cabot had fought off several kamikazes when one, already flaming from hits, crashed the flight deck on the port side, destroying the still-firing 20 mm. gun platform, disabling the 40 mm. Mounts and a gun director: Another of Cabot's victims crashed close aboard and showered the port side with shrapn el and burning debris. Cabot lost 62 men killed and wounded but careful training had produced a crew which handled damage control smoothly and coolly. While she continued to maintain her station in formation and operate effectively, temporary repairs were made. On 28 November she arrived at Ulithi for permanent repairs.

Cabot returned to action 11 December 1944, steaming with the force striking Luzon, Formosa, Indo-China, Hong Kong, and the Nansei Shoto in support of the Luzon operations. From 10 February to 1 March 1945 her planes pounded the Japanese homeland and the Bonins to suppress opposition to the invasion of Iwo Jima. Continued strikes against Kyushu and Okinawa in March prepared for the invasion of the latter island. After these prolonged, intensive operations, Cabot was homeward bound for San Francisco for a much-needed overhaul completed in June.

After refresher training at Pearl Harbor, the carrier launched strikes on Wake Island on 1 August while en route to Eniwetok. Here she remained on training duty until the end of the war. Sailing 21 August, she joined TG 38.3 to support the landings of occupation troops in the Yellow Sea area in September and October. Embarking homeward-bound men at Guam, Cabot arrived at San Diego 9 November, then sailed for the east coast. Cabot was placed out of commission in reserve at Philadelphia 11 February 1947.

Recommissioned 27 October 1948, Cabot was assigned to the Naval Air Reserve training program. She operated out of Pensacola, then Quonset Point, on cruises to the Caribbean, and had one tour of duty in European waters from 9 January to 26 March 1952. Cabot was again placed out of commission in reserve 21 January 1955. She was reclassified AVT-3 on 15 May 1959.

USS Cabot Statistics:
Number of miles steamed since commission: 180,880 NM
Number of miles steamed in combat zone: 133,880 NM
Time in combat:16 months
Number of strikes flown against enemy: 114
Number of combat sorties: 4,933
Number of enemy planes shot down by air groups: 252
Number of enemy planes shot down by ship's AA: 8
Number of planes destroyed on ground by air groups: 96
Number of ships hit with torpedo or bombs: 265
Number of planes lost due to enemy action: 27
Number of planes lost operationally: 39
Number of pilots killed or missing in action: 23
Number of pilots rescued from the water: 14
Number of air crewmen rescued from the water: 6
Number of ship's officers killed in action: 31
Number of ship's men killed in action: 51
Number of men killed by Kamikaze attack 25/11/44: 35

Specifications:
displacement: 11,000
length: 622'6"
beam: 71'6"
ew: 109'2"
draw: 26'
speed: 32 k.
complement: 1,569
armanent: 26 40 mm.
class: Independence class

Special Features:
Presidential Unit Citation
Battle Stars

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Old U.S.S. Cabot CVL-28 United States Navy Ship Stationary Sailor Letter


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